Business Affairs Culture and Service Standards
Business Affairs employees follow defined service standards to guide interactions with colleagues and campus customers.
Employee Appreciation
The Employee Appreciation Program shines a light on Business Affairs team members who provide exceptional service behind the scenes to help advance UNLV’s Top Tier initiatives.
DocuSign
Business Affairs employees have access to DocuSign, a software program used for electronically signing documents.
Business Affairs Commitment Request Form
Accessibility Ambassadors
To align with the university’s Top Tier 2.0 goal of promoting social justice, equity, and inclusion, Business Affairs is working to create equal access to important documents for persons with disabilities and promote a culture of universal access.
An accessibility ambassador represents each unit in Business Affairs. These highly-trained individuals gather together regularly to discuss best practices, and act as the first line of accessibility support for their area. If you have any accessibility questions, please contact your area’s ambassador:
- Rebecca Paulson, administration technology services
- Heather Ortiz, Director of Communication
- Craig Topple, electronic document services
- Maisara Abebe, facilities management
- Tina Burnam, financial planning, budget & analysis
- Patrick Castellano, planning & construction
- Alberto Munoz, planning & construction
- Bridget Hahn, real estate
- Scott Miller, purchasing and contracts
- Douglas McClement, purchasing and contracts
- Zoe Terico, administration technology services
- Rasheda Abdullah Hairston, communication
- Chantel McDonald, special projects
Business Affairs Bulletin
The Business Affairs Bulletin is an avenue for sharing information about the incredible work taking place within Business Affairs and stories about the people making it happen.
- This newsletter-style update is distributed every two weeks to Business Affairs employees.
- Sections include: Top unit / department news, department spotlight, employee profile, employee of the month / year recognitions, new hire / promotion announcements, and exceptional customer service highlights.
- Content is driven by employee input. Contact Heather Ortiz to submit a story idea.
Business Affairs Bulletin Archive
Sharing Information with Campus
There are avenues available to Business Affairs employees for sharing important information with campus.
Campus Operations Update
Campus Operations Update is a webpage and corresponding newsletter that connects the campus community with the latest Workday, business process, policy, and procedure updates from Business Affairs’ functional areas.
- All Business Affairs employees are welcome to submit a communications request via the submission form. Please complete the form as thoroughly as possible.
- Once submitted, the communications team drafts a message via Google Docs and shares it with all appropriate reviewers.
- After all parties approve, the communications team posts it to the Campus Operations Update webpage.
- The communications team includes the messages in the weekly Campus Operations Update newsletter distributed to approximately 2,000 UNLV employees with advanced Workday roles.
- A few examples of appropriate content include:
- Finance year-end close process reminders
- New graduate assistant rates
- Workday workshops and webinars
- New Workday processes and procedures
Contact campusoperations@unlv.edu with any questions or to be added to the distribution list.
Workday Announcements
All Workday-specific announcements will be posted on both the Workday and Campus Operations Update web pages. The same submission form is used for both communication requests.
Campus Operations Update/Workday Announcements Submission Form
Business Affairs Work Product Standards and Templates
These resources are for Business Affairs employees only.
They are designed to promote professionalism, brand integrity, and accessibility.
Work Product, File Organization, and Efficiency Standards
The below document specifies standards that all Business Affairs employees should follow when preparing work products that will be shared beyond their immediate team.
Business Affairs Templates
To download a Google template as a pdf, Microsoft document, or in any other file format, open the template, click File in the menu bar, choose Download, and select the desired format.
Google Templates
Microsoft Templates
If you need a copy of a Microsoft PowerPoint template, please contact Heather Ortiz at heather.ortiz@unlv.edu or Rasheda Abdullah Hairston at rasheda.abdullah@unlv.edu.
Business Affairs Logo and Letterhead
All Business Affairs forms and documents should include the most recent Business Affairs logo available below. Use this logo as is. You may modify the size but do not modify the colors, fonts, or background.
Saving Files to your Computer
Windows — Right click on a link. Choose an option from the pop-up menu to save the image to your computer.
Macintosh — Hold down the control key while clicking a link. Choose an option from the pop-up menu to save the image to your computer.